Subj : [1/7] FYI Fwed advice
To   : Twitted one
From : Rachel L. Akers
Date : Fri Mar 23 2001 10:17 pm

MM All, <aside> Sorry Mr Moderator I _do_ try to ignore him most times...

> ...
RLA>> ... late term abortion ... told the Dr her "sanity" was in grave 
RLA>> danger... I'm more pro-choice ... but AFAIC that was wrong.

TWIT> Why was it wrong? Do you have a problem with late-term abortions 
TWIT> in general?

Mainly when the mother suddendly realises the responsiblity she's facing & 
chickens out. AFAIC there has to be a bloody good reason for a late term 
abortion & a mother inventing an otherwide unsuported "sanity" reason is not. 
Especially when she had the "morning after" pill & other early-term options 
available to her at the appropriate time.

>...
RLA>> ... education ... lower the number of "preventable" abortions. 
RLA>> But ... insidents when the mother just doesn't have that luxury. 
RLA>> ... Rape & incest ... nastier genetic disorders .... I don't 
RLA>> think it ought to be a blanking "yes or no" question. Aborting 
RLA>> on grounds like gender, height or intelligence is being
RLA>> selfish.

TWIT> Why is that selfish? If the "thing" being aborted is not a
TWIT> human, if you're pro-choice, then why are some reasons for 
TWIT> abortion OK but others aren't?

Go back to school & learn to read. 

I do _not_ take a dualist "either/or" approach to anything. AND I'm not saying 
an unborn child is not human. I may be pro-choice but have never used any of 
the emotive claptrap you've put in my mouth. 

I'll say the same thing as I said earlier this year when I had a spontanious 
miscarriage. If the fetus is unable to survive outside the mother's body it is 
not a sentient being. Take a moment to think where late-term abortions stands 
here.

I'm saying there is no ethnical reason for aborting a child solely because a 
parent wants a particular gender, height (Can't remember the PC for dwarf but I 
agree with their argument on the topic) or intelligence. Raising a child is a 
responsibility and not wanting a child because of preceived imperfections is 
selfish. & just for the argument I don't consider "nastier genetic disorders" 
as "preceived imperfections" so you can leave that alone.

The other option is to ban abortions outright & return to the days with high 
probabllity for rape / incest produced child to be abused or mothers regularly 
bleeding to death in backyard abortion clinics.

>... rest of crap ignored

  Rai

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